Decent American tripel, certainly for the price point. Was one of (if not the first) tripel I had years ago, and decided to revisit after a long while. Pour is a nice, clear, golden color with a finger or so of white head that settles to nothing. Nice amount of carbonation, as expected. Aromas and flavors of banana, clove, candi sugar, bready malt, and spice. Booze is well hidden. Above average.

A: Pours a golden orange color with bright white head, no retention, lots of lacing and carbonation, beer is clear.

A: Very aromatic, lots of Belgian candied sugar, banana, malt, yeast, bread like aroma, no alcohol on the nose. Not getting any hop notes.

T: Like the nose it has lots of candied sugar sweetness up front, slight bitterness in the middle, lot of complexity in the finish, banana, Belgian yeast, malt, bread, spice from the coriander, all these notes linger in the finish as well along with some sugar sweetness. As the beer warms, there is a slight spice hop note.

M: Medium bodied with a good amount of carbonation and a very dry finish. It's pretty smooth but compared to other tripel beers I've tasted it's not as smooth.

O: A solid American brewed tripel, can't beat the price, $8.99 for a six-pack, not as good as Belgian tripels but still enjoyed it and I'd pick up another six-pack again.

Poured into a chalice, the appearance was a semi-hazy burnt yellow to orange color with a thick finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated somewhat evenly. Messy lace. The aroma had some citrusy hops playing with some floral hops. And then some banana esters, iced apples, Belgian sugars and spices come in to blend nicely. The flavor leans somewhat sweet with a nice effort of the Belgian spice to gracefully hit underneath. Sly sweet then subtle floral and spicy aftertaste with a quick dry semi-sweet finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability almost sipping quality about it. Medium carbonation. Throaty Belgian-esque sort of burn but due to the spice and not ABV related. Overall, mostly a pretty good tripel by an American brewer. I would have again.

It definitely has that Belgium yeast to it. However, it isn't as "smooth" as real Belgiums. It does an amazing job at hiding the 8.5% alcohol. The taste has some spice and pepper in it. I will come back to this beer as I am doing it from memory.